The Cutting Room Is Where You Discover

Find The Most Talented Person In The Room And If It's Not You, Go Stand Next To Him. Hang Out With Him. Try To Be Helpful.

I've Got To Find A Compromise Where I Don't Feel Compromised. I've Got To Find Something Equally Good That They Don't Feel Uncomfortable With. At A Certain Point, It's No Longer About What I Thought Was Right, But It's About This New Discovery That Happens With The Actors. It's Nice When The Actor Is Also A Writer.

If You're Doing Six Takes, Instead Of Doing Six Variations On The Same Words, Why Not Just Throw Out The Words And Make Them Up As You Go Along, If You're Comfortable With It? It Gives The Movies A Slightly Rangier Feeling, And More Of An Accidental Feel, But It Also Makes Them Edgier.

I Had A Lot Of Fun Working With John Candy. We Had A Pretty Good Rapport.

I Never Work Just To Work. It's Some Combination Of Laziness And Self-respect.